History Press: 2525 books
Nevills of Middleham
England's Most Powerful Family in the Wars of the Roses
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2016
At a time when family name was everything, the Nevills were the most influential people in England. They saw the Wars of the Roses from both sides—Yorkist and Lancastrian—but mainly from their own. Their men lived and died violently, and the Nevill women married leading players on both sides....
Hitler's Jihadis
Muslim Volunteers of the Waffen-SS
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
The story of tens of thousands of Muslims from as far away as India who volunteered to wear the SS double lightning flashes and serve alongside their erstwhile conquerors
As the West finds itself embroiled in conflict with radical Islam, it is fascinating to hear the echoes of militant Islam...
Ipswich Witch
Mary Lackland and the Suffolk Witch Hunts
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
Against the backdrop of the largest witch hunt in English history, this book is both an investigation of a miscarriage of justice over 350 years old and a recreation of East Anglia as it once was. Ipswich, faced by the extreme challenges of war, religious dissent, poverty, sickness, and the threat...
Texas Baseball
A Lone Star Diamond History from Town Teams to the Big Leagues
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
From pioneering superstars like Tris Speaker and Rogers Hornsby and Negro League standouts Smokey Joe Williams and Willie Well to present-day luminaries like Nolan Ryan, Texas has played a crucial role in the evolution of the national pastime. The Lone Star love of baseball stretches back to the Civil...
Tig's Boys
Letters to Sir from the Trenches
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
The Lost Generation of World War I were boys who had barely left school before they found themselves living in trenches, drowning in mud, and living in constant fear of death. This unique collection of letters from a group of schoolboys who attended Bournemouth Grammar pays tribute to these boys...
Cheer Up, Mate!
Second World War Humour
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2011
Between 1939 and 1945 the world witnessed what is generally agreed to be the most horrific war in history. Millions died and millions more were physical or psychologically wounded by the conflict. Yet amidst the pain and devastation, people were not only able to survive, but also managed to maintain...
How Fat Was Henry VIII?
And 100 Other Questions on Royal History
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2016
Most of us know that Queen Victoria ruled over a great Empire, that King John signed the Magna Carta, and that Harold was killed at the Battle of Hastings. But this book, for inquisitive visitors to the royal palaces and monarchy buffs everywhere, takes us to the heart of the matter, and tells us...
by David Phelps
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Worcestershire is a county of contrasts, with one face turned to the modern buzz of Birmingham and the other turned towards the quiet rural landscape of the West Country. Its folk tales reflect that dichotomy, with some stories based in the fears and superstitions of village life, and others evolving...
Whose Past Is It Anyway?
The Ulster Covenant, the Easter Rising and the Battle of the Somme
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2012
Ireland is on the cusp of what has become known as the "Decade of Centenaries." In this unique book, we gain an insight into three of these centenaries—the signing of the Ulster Covenant, the Easter Rising, and the Battle of the Somme—from across the spectrum of political allegiances...
SS Hunter Battalions
The Hidden History of the Nazi Resistance Movement 1944-5
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2006
Conventional wisdom suggests that the Allies and the Soviets were the only side in the Second World War to support resistance movements. However, based on recently-released archival sources, "The SS Hunter Battalions" shows that Hitler had his own version of the SOE and the OSS, and that...
Big Ben
The Bell, the Clock and the Tower
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2005
Big Ben is perhaps the most famous clock in the world. This new book tells its story, from its conception in the 1830s, after fire destroyed the anicent Palace of Westminster, to its establishment as the national timepiece and the symbol of Britain up to the present day. Big Ben is a character, an...
by Graham Phythian
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2015
In 1940, the Manchester and Salford Blitz saw the city and its surroundings targeted by the German Luftwaffe. The most destructive attack was launched in December 1940; it is remembered today as "the Christmas Blitz." Nearly 800 people lost their lives, and thousands more were injured, in...
by David Clayton
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
The Notts County Miscellany is a book on the Magpies like no other, packed with facts, stats, trivia, stories, and legend. Featured here are more than 100 stories on the world's oldest football club ranging from how the club was formed in 1862 up to little-known facts about Director of Football Sven-Goran...
by Travis Morris
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2011
In this fourth installment of stories about the tradition of duck hunting on Currituck Sound, local resident Travis Morris delves into the history of the Currituck, Pine Island and Narrows Island private hunting clubs. These fascinating untold stories of the clubs weave together documents from old files...